Metal

We don’t know if they were inspired by the recent “Revivalcore” nostalgia for early ’00s metalcore, but the, ahem, core—guitarists Dave Buschemeyer and Trevor Dykstra—of Canadian blackened metalcore outfit Spread the Disease have reunited on a new full-length,The Darkness, the Dread, the Suffering. The pair brought in current Fistula vocalist Shane Post and enlisted the

I wanted to take the time to reflect on what this journey has been like and on the impact my band has had over the last twenty years, going from relative obscurity to the world’s premier goblin metal band. It’s hard to imagine a world without Goblin Metal, yet twenty years ago, that’s what life

We know, we know –it’s a bank holiday weekend, so let’s make it snappy. There are beers to be had, hot dogs to be grilled, weed to be smoked, fireworks to be set off, and fingers to be blown to smithereens by said-fireworks –all of the above, in that precise order. We get it. If

Photo by Ryan Paluczak Noise rock trio Iron Linings return with the first single from debut full-length, Urban Abyss, out August 7 via The Ghost Is Clear Records. Hailing from St. Louis, Missouri’s Iron Linings formed in 2020 and dropped a debut EP, followed by a split on The Ghost is Clear Records. “Error City”

These days, you have to more than fake it to make it, and typically speaking, it all boils down to personal branding. You have to be a content creator. You have to make every single person on Instagram and TikTok guess which person in your band is actually the drummer, and which of you are

For more than three decades, Enslaved have explored the cross between history, spirituality, and progressive extremity. Their latest release, “Spirit Helper,” pushes that ethos into new territory, pairing the Norwegian legends with Kevin Kicking Woman, an Elder of the Blackfeet Nation, in a collaboration born from friendship and cultural exchange rather than a one-off studio

Swedish stoner grooversLommi‘s latest album,667788, has been out for almost a year, but we couldn’t say no to offering up the premiere of the their brand new video for the track “Rather.” The song itself is rolling, rumbling riff-laden gut punch, that, in this instance, has absolutely nothing to do with the video we’re presenting,

For those keeping score, Decibel’s co-nerds first encountered death metal adventurers Frozen Soul back in 2023 as they were promoting breakout album Glacial Domination. With the blessing of label Century Media, the Texans even tapped this very column to be the vehicle to give away a custom-wrapped Glacial Domination Nintendo Switch. It would be later

Crud Human decency: nice idea, shame about the species. Florida sludge miscreantsCrudhave never sounded especially optimistic, but on “Demiurge Blues,” the first single from their forthcoming sophomore albumHuman Decency, the band returns sounding less like they crawled out of the swamp than like they were dragged back into it with a grudge. The track marks

Ah shit, here we go again. It’s Smokey Goretooth back with a new “Do I Suck?,” MetalSucks’ version of “Am I The Asshole?” where we take real life horror stories and bring them to our readers to decide if the OP sucks for some bullshit they may or may not have done. This week, we

Richmond noise rockersDumb Waiterhave turned down the intellectualism and turned up the ferocity onChange, their fittingly-titled sixth record. The first from the Virginia quartet to feature vocals (and from every member, no less!), the members of Dumb Waiter explain that they sought a new method of expression. After five challenging, avant-garde albums, the inclusion of

Just what the hell is power metal, anyway? That’s what my MetalSucks editors described this album as when they assigned it to me, and I don’t have a goddamn clue what they were talking about. I just thought all metal was the same bullshit with long-haired freaks puking their guts out into a microphone while

You don’t get just a video premiere from Canadian doom mongers, Yeti on Horseback, you get a disturbing short film—directed by David Hall—that fleshes out the nearly 14-minute “Drug Addict,” with 11 additional minutes of sampled dialogue and footage preceding it. It is bleak doom metal by any measure, and may not offer a bright

For decades, the interplanetary warriors and metal Gods we call GWAR have always dealt with change, yet one thing has always remained the exact same: when it comes to violently murdering celebrities on stage, NO ONE IS SAFE! They have laid to waste actors, mutilated pop stars, and, of course, disemboweled politicians, all in a

Well, well, well –if another week hasn’t finished in this capitalist hellscape. Not soon enough, if you ask me –I want to sleep, smoke joints, and pet my cats –or does my name give that away already? However, in that order because if sleep is for the weak, I’m as weak as that old fucker

Greetings,Decibel readers! It’s a week for reflection, experimentation and exploring, as today’s new releases show a wealth of creative minds taking their sounds in all different directions. Although black metal and death metal are now long-established styles of extremity, there’s still room for maneuver for bands willing to be bold while still retaining what makes

Photo Credit – Paradox Visuals – Instagram: @_prdxvisuals Canadian death metalers Truent return with a vengeance as they release their crushing new single and music video “Vilemaker.” Check it out below. “‘Vilemaker’ is the most recent song we’ve written. There was a lot of deliberation on the structure and placement of certain parts, but it

While I can’t condone the AI slop gracing the cover of Agarwaen’s latest and third album, the crazed look and scarred five-head of the Pennywise-wannabe does work towards getting across the point these purveyors of “asylum metal” are trying to make. Formed 20 years ago in city of Kouvola, located in the interior of southeastern

Have you heard the news? Well, you probably haven’t, because those data centers popping up everywhere are loud as fuck. You know, those data centers that offer more computing power than our species will ever need 10,000 times over and definitely aren’t being built at breakneck speed for reasons we’ll all pretend not to think

photo: Dean Tracy Six years after their mosh-pit inducing self-titled debut, Texas grindcore wrecking crew Triage return with In the Trenches, their long-awaited follow-up and arguably their most savage statement to date. Featuring scene veterans from Kill the Client, Gridlink, Cleric and PLF, Triage pull no punches on their lean and mean 16-track sophomore effort.